Why it works: Roquefort cheese and cream cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓
Roquefort Cheese Dip
Serves 8Ingredients
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Roquefort Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Roquefort cheese + cream cheesetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together10 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Cream cheese + milktop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,393 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Roquefort cheese + milktop 18% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together14 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Milk + sugartop 18% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together77,875 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Onion + milktop 20% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together13,418 recipes
Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).
Milk and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 77,875 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (roquefort cheese, cream cheese, milk, sugar):
- Potatofits better
- Capsicumfits better
- Chivefits better
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against roquefort cheese, cream cheese, milk, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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